Have a Grumpy Christmas by Penny Rogers, a snowball (advocaat, lemonade and Ice)

For Christmas just give me an angle-poise lamp,

and bake me a large reindeer cake.

Please don’t bother with perfume or jewels,

if you’ve bought them they’re sure to be fake.

 

As for the dinner, I’ll give it a miss,

eschew sprouts and turkey and spuds.

They’re bad for the planet and not good for health,

the same goes for custard and puds.

 

To get in the spirit I’ll festoon a tree

with baubles of red, green and gold.

I won’t chop it down, force it into a pot

just let it grow out in the cold.

 

I’ll finish the cake, welcome in the New Year

by the light of my new angle-poise.

Be thankful that I can be having a ball

away from the parties and noise.

About the author 

 Penny Rogers lives in Dorset in the south of England. She writes mostly short stories, flash fiction and poems and facilitates an informal writing group. She is a regular contributor to CaféLit. When she’s not writing Penny makes jams, pickles and preserves from home grown or foraged produce. 

 

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